Struvite Recovery for Organic Production (STROP)

Water resource recovery facilities, concentrated animal feeding operations, and some industrial facilities are subjected to phosphorus removal from wastewater/liquid manure/effluent and suffer from struvite deposition in pipelines, vessels, and peripherals. While phosphate is removed to achieve management and permit compliance goals, struvite is recovered as a slow-release fertilizer. Unlike chemical-based technologies to recover struvite for traditional farming, STROP produces struvite as a natural fertilizer by supplementing magnesium and raising pH with two mineral-based products, making struvite potentially acceptable for organic production.

In the near future, organic farms may use our struvite products as a compound fertilizer (5N-28P-0K), a high nutrient grade alternative to organic fertilizers. Residents and institutions may use our STROP fertilizers on lawns, gardens, and golf courses. STROP struvite can be produced and distributed locally as global fertilizer supply chain is interrupted.